Whether the world be finite, and whether there be more than one world... (2025)

To describe the world is to create another.

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To describe the world is to create another. A disembodied narrator recounts the life and death of Pliny the Elder, author of the first encyclopedia. Excerpts from Pliny’s "Naturalis Historia," echo between past and present, real and virtual, tracing the evolution of knowledge from written encyclopedias to modern AI algorithms.

Director: Corey Hughes
Genre: Science Fiction, Documentary
Runtime: 10 min
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Cast

Music: Dj Shshunj
Cinematography: Corey Hughes
Editing: Corey Hughes
Production: Expanded Views
Language: English
Original Language: en

Keywords

natural history, machinima

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To describe the world is to create another. A disembodied narrator recounts the life and death of Pliny the Elder, author of the first encyclopedia. Excerpts from Pliny’s "Naturalis Historia," echo between past and present, real and virtual, tracing the evolution of knowledge from written encyclopedias to modern AI algorithms.
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Whether the world be finite, and whether there be more than one world... was directed by Corey Hughes.
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Whether the world be finite, and whether there be more than one world... stars Federica Ferro, PTE 003.2.
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Whether the world be finite, and whether there be more than one world... has a runtime of 10m (10 minutes).
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Whether the world be finite, and whether there be more than one world... is a Science Fiction, Documentary film.